Basically, you will need a dishes drying rack and washi tape! I got some great new washi tape this past week from Pick Your Plum. If you haven’t seen Pick Your Plum, make sure to sign up for their daily emails. Basically, they have an awesome deal of the day {only 1} on Mondays-Fridays. They post all sorts of super cute items that you might not find in your local area – and they are super discounted. The only catch? Once the stock is gone, it is gone. So you have to move fast if you want the deal. I was able to grab this washi tape for less than $2 a roll, including shipping!

I decided to use a teal chevron and a gray tiled print for my file folder game caddy. And I threw in some pink stripes just for fun!

Adding the tape was actually way easier than I thought. I applied it horizontally, rather than wrapping it around vertically. Of course, use whichever method works best for you. Since I like the white on the wire rack, I decided not to tape the entire thing. But it really wouldn’t take too long if you decided you did.

The cup in the corner could be used for pencils or dry erase markers (if your file folder games are laminated). Or take the cup off completely.

I liked how the colors I picked also matched these super cute magazine file boxes I saw in the Target $1 section! You could choose to just grab some of those and place your games inside them instead. {I would probably use the magazine holders as student mailboxes on a shelf.}

I even decorated a few file folders to spice up the outside of the folders just for fun!

Last idea: use those file folder games as sponge activities or time fillers! To help students know which game they have played, use the checklist below. Simply fill in your student roster on the left side column. Then, make sure your file folder games are numbered on the outside. As students grab a game to take to a spot in the classroom, have them place an X or a check mark in the right spot (or have a parent volunteer help to check them out). This way, they will grab a different game each time. Once they have played all the games, they can start over again!

Comments

I really enjoy the games you have posted and have made some of them for my preschool classroom and thank you for sharing your file folder organizers idea I thank they are great and I am planning on doing the dish rack one because that is a really good idea.